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A University of Surrey spinout that uses artificial intelligence to optimise biogas plant operations has won the UK government's flagship AI innovation challenge, taking home a £1 million award.
BiofuelAi, co-founded by Professor Michael Short, has developed an AI-powered decision support platform that gives plant operators a real-time picture of digester activity and predictive guidance on…
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Indian automotive giant Maruti Suzuki has announced two new biogas projects as part of a broader push to reduce fossil fuel dependence across its manufacturing operations.
The company will commission a 10 tonnes per day (TPD) biogas plant at its Kharkhoda facility within the current financial year (FY 2026-27), while also completing an expansion of its existing plant at Manesar — increasing…
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Vanguard Renewables has broken ground on a new anaerobic digestion facility in Litchfield, Minnesota, developed in partnership with TotalEnergies and co-located at Wagner Dairy, a family farm operating since 1887.
The plant will process more than 300 tonnes of food and beverage waste per day, converting it into renewable natural gas (RNG) and nutrient-rich fertiliser.
Once operational, it…
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Fedrigoni Group has secured one of Italy's first long-term biomethane supply agreements in the paper industry, covering around 40% of the gas requirements at its Italian manufacturing plants and cutting the cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of products at those sites by between 30% and 50%, depending on product line.
The deal involves Verdalia Bioenergy, CH1, Fri-El and Bio.Methane.Hub, and…
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A short documentary making the case for bioenergy as a tool for wildfire prevention premiered at the European Parliament in Brussels yesterday, hosted by MEP Sakis Arnaoutoglou.
'Fuel the solution, not the fire' brings together local voices from Attica, Tuscany and Catalonia to show how active forest management — and the use of residues for bioenergy — can reduce fuel build-up and…
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The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas has filed a lawsuit in the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit challenging the EPA's decision to reduce the 2025 cellulosic renewable volume obligation under its Renewable Fuel Standard 'Set 2' rule.
The EPA originally finalised the 2025 cellulosic RVO at 1.38 billion renewable identification numbers in mid-2023. The agency subsequently proposed a…
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The Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) in Minnesota has announced a research partnership with Swedish firm BPC Instruments to expand biogas market opportunities from agricultural residues and organic waste streams.
The collaboration will see both teams working together at AURI's Bio-industrial Innovation Center in Waseca, Minnesota, focusing on method development and hands-on…
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South Korean renewable energy firm EcoSimplex has begun commercial operation of its ECO-Hydrogen Station in Magok, Gangseo-gu, Seoul, marking the first project under South Korea's Ministry of Climate 2024 Biogas-Based Clean Hydrogen Production Facility Installation Project to reach commercial operation using an on-site production method.
The facility processes around 4,000 Nm³ of biogas…
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Nordic biomethane producer St1 Biokraft has secured a €260 million corporate financing structure from a syndicate of eight European banks to fund its expansion across the Nordics and Northern Europe.
The package, provided by ABN Amro, DNB, ING, Nordea, OP Bank, Rabobank, Sparebank1 and Swedbank, will primarily finance new greenfield biomethane production assets and the continued roll-out of…
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Methane emissions from biogas plants across Europe are greater than previously thought, but the majority could be eliminated at little or no cost, according to new research from Queen Mary University of London.
Published in Nature Communications Sustainability, the study measured emissions at biogas plants in the UK, Poland and Germany, finding that plants were losing an average of 14.4…
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Engineered skid specialist Stark Tech has announced a partnership with Sagepoint Energy to support two landfill renewable natural gas (RNG) projects, with the Buffalo, New York-based company supplying custom skid systems designed for pipeline injection applications.
The skid packages will handle gas conditioning and system integration, delivering landfill-derived gas to pipeline-quality…
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Future Energy Networks chief executive James Earl and Green Gas Task Force director Charles McAllister tell Bioenergy Insight why bringing gas networks and biomethane producers under one strategic umbrella is finally shifting the dial with government.
For years, the biomethane sector struggled to make itself heard in Whitehall. Good evidence existed, compelling economics existed, willing…
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ReFuels will begin construction of a new public access compressed natural gas refuelling station in Swindon on 1 June 2026, targeting completion in Q1 2027.
The station, operated through the company's 40%-owned CNG Fuels network, will be capable of refuelling 12 HGVs simultaneously and will sit close to the M4 motorway, serving the freight corridor between London, South Wales and the…
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With a new chief executive at the helm, one of the world’s largest on-farm biodigester operators is targeting expanded output, new revenue streams and a multi-site growth strategy. Christopher J. Pino tells Bioenergy Insight about his plans.
BioTown Biogas (BTB) has named Christopher J. Pino as its new chief executive officer, bringing nearly 15 years of energy infrastructure investment…
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Budweiser Brewing Group has commissioned a new wastewater treatment and biogas recovery facility at its Samlesbury Brewery in Lancashire, delivered by industrial water treatment specialist Global Water & Energy (GWE).
The £7.8 million investment, part of a broader brewery expansion, sees organic material broken down through on-site biological treatment processes, generating biogas as a…
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